Oxford tutor’s clothing prompts graduates to urge St Hilda’s to intervene

The columnist criticises Oxford biochemistry tutor Matt Rattley’s clothing, including skimpy dresses and large prosthetic breasts, arguing that it makes students and staff uncomfortable and that the university should intervene. The article presents the dispute as an example of what its author sees as progressive institutions placing gender expression above women’s dignity and rights.

Three St Hilda’s graduates have written to the college expressing concern that Rattley’s behaviour could create a hostile environment, and an unnamed academic describes feeling distressed during a session in which underwear was visible beneath a miniskirt. The article says Oxford has declined to act, citing its commitment to inclusion; St Hilda’s became co-educational in 2008 after more than a century as a women’s college.